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i’m going to say something that might make me seem ungrateful, but i think it’s true of many fic writers:

we want you to leave comments ON ao3.

we’re not angry or disappointed or anything like that when you leave qrts or lots of tags on our fic posts, not at all. we don’t NOT want you to message us to tell us how a fic touched you. but in addition to that, please consider just copying those words and posting them on ao3 as a comment.

why?

the reason is simple: leaving commentary in other places is ephemeral. story posts get pushed down. chats get pushed down in the list of chats, or worse, pushed up in lists of messages as the conversation continues. but comments on ao3 are easily accessible. and this is important because writers read and reread these comments regularly.

writing, especially writing longfics, is exhausting and drains your confidence over time. having a collection of people who enjoyed your past work at your fingertips is an excellent way to build yourself up when you’re feeling down. fic writers need this a lot.

i know over the past few years there’s this trend to be very descriptive with what is an “acceptable” comment. that’s all nonsense, as long as you’re not being an asshole, just say what’s on your heart.

but post it on ao3. please.

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i know this is soo late, but i saw the post about wanting to know when people are obsessed with your work. so.

hi, im obsessed with your work <3

omg tysm!!! im exactly 69 days late to this ask so no worries abt being late XD

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sharing a very sage bit of advice from The Simpsons' own John Swartzwelder that i've been trying to hamper down in my writing and drawing alike. let your inner crappy little elf do his worst

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No one knows what a proper crackship is around here. No wilbur/sally doesn't count because that's canon. the fridge/philza doesn't count either, because it is also technically canon. where are your really cracky ships. where is stuff like i dunno philza/mumbo jumbo, or grian/link legend of zelda, or jimmy solidarity/captain america, or scar/the anthropomorphic personification of the destruction of the american healthcare system

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server traits: unnecessary violence towards rendogs,

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What if I told you I shipped Chamberlain skekSil with Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg and it wasn’t a joke

Do you actually expect anything less bananas from me at this point

Anyway, I had to get an aesthetic of it up before AoR inevitably does something to prove why skekSil would never date a human war profiteer

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setting as character but also setting as gut.

characters as devoured objects slowly worked upon and transformed by the medium that surrounds them. plot as a digestion process using personalities under stress for fuel.

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If you are a fan fic writer and you're alright with people making fan art of your fic, reblog this 💚

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me, quietly whispering to the ao3 page of an author who doesn’t even know I exist: I am obsessed with you

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you're welcome, hermitcraft fandom

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Thank you for writing so much Joe hills fanfiction. I appreciate it , you really capture the Joe hills difference

ayyy thank you

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@Fanfic writers:

My friend send me this link, is a series on a profile on Ao3 (tumblr) that has different tutorials to insert things to fanfics via html code, I thought I would share bc it’s really cool

Lists of tutorials:

How to make images fit in mobile browsers

This is a tutorial/live example on how to make large images fit on mobile browsers but remain normal size on desktop browsers.

How to mimic letters, fliers, and stationery without using images

This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic the look of letters, fliers, and stationery (as well as other forms of written media) without using images. For all your epistolary fic needs.

How to make a “choose your own adventure” Fic

This is a tutorial/live example on how to create a "Choose Your Own Adventure" fic. While this has been explained before (see here), this particular tutorial shows you how to use a work skin to hide the next parts from the reader until they click through to get to them.

How to make linked footnotes on Ao3

This is a live example of how an author can create linked footnotes in their work with only a little bit of HTML and no workskins required. This is best viewed by clicking "Entire Work". While I've included the actual coding in bold and italic once you click "Hide Creator's Style", there's a more detailed explanation here.

How to change text on Ao3 when the cursor is hovering over it (or clicked on mobile)

This a tutorial/live example on how to have text change or appear once a cursor is hovering over it. Helpful for pop-up spoilers, language translations, quick author's notes, etc.

How to mimic author’s notes and Kudos/Comment buttons

Anonymous on tumblr: do you have a skin that would mimic the author’s notes and review/kudos buttons section from the end of a fic? the desired effect being that the fic could go on after the “end” of the fic, so after the author’s notes and review/kudos buttons

Here's a tutorial/live example to do just that, with some of the buttons actually functioning. I'll explain more inside!

How to wrap text around images

This is a tutorial/live example on how to align images to the left or right of the screen and have text wrap around them.

How to mimic email windows

This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic email windows on AO3 without the need to use images.

How to make ios text messages on Ao3

This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic iOS text messages on AO3 without the need to use images. There's also a chapter on how to have emojis displayed on AO3 as well.

How to make Customized page deviders

Bored with the default page dividers? This is a tutorial/live example on how customize your page dividers with no images needed (though I do show you how you could use images if you wanted to do such a thing).

How to make invisible text (That can be highlighted)

This is a live example how to make invisible text that can only be seen by highlighting the text. Tutorial is included in text, and you can always leave comments about questions you may have.

MOBILE USERS: Sadly, this probably won't work for you, since highlighting in a mobile browser is different than web. I've tried correcting this, but have yet to find a solution.

How to make a rounded playlist

Original coding and design is from layouttest. I make no claims for it, just tweaked it so it will work on AO3.

How to create notebook lined paper on Ao3

This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of lined notebook paper in their work. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.

Sticky notes on Ao3 without using images

This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of sticky notes (aka Post-Its) in their fic. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.

How to make deadpool’s thinking thinking boxes on Ao3

This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of Deadpool's thinking boxes in their fic. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.

How to make newspaper articles on Ao3

This is a live example of my AO3 skin that allows the author to recreate the look of a newspaper article in their work. To learn more about it, you can find the tutorial here.

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All I'm saying is, if a fic refers to characters by their physical attributes instead of their names or pronouns ("he smiled at the older" "the blonde laughed") when we know who the character is, and ESPECIALLY if the descriptions include "ravenette" or "cyanette" or other ridiculous words--

I'm clicking out of that fic so fast my AO3 history won't even register I've been there.

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so now that im aware ive written over a million words...

since ive been excusing my fanfic to my mother as practice for writing my own things...

and since i would like to write my own original fiction someday...

i am declaring this Enough Practice

however!!!

there is no way i can possibly write something original without hyperfixating on it.

so i now need to figure out what elements cause me to hyperfixate

and engineer a hyperfixation on my own original work

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Hey folks! If you've written a fanfiction from the point of view of Joe Hills, please go onto ao3 and edit your tags to add "POV Joe Hills | joehillssays" which I've recently caused ao3 to add as a tag suggestion because I wrote all 20 fics currently in the tag.

All of these are me ^

I am so lonely

Please add this tag to your fics if it applies <3

(reblog to spread the word if you want, a lot of people don't go in the tags)